The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The last of its kind in the country.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."